Famous Ghost Stories of North America

by Matt Chandler

Overview

People of North America are no stranger to ghost stories, but some terrifying tales have stood the test of time. Encounter the spirits said to roam Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Kentucky. Go to Mexico's Island of the Dolls to witness countless toy dolls plus perhaps the ghost of a young girl. Travel northward to Canada to see ghostly train lights at the site of a deadly train accident. Young readers will be fascinated by each story that comes with its own set of eerie events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543525953
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2018
Series:	Haunted World
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Matt Chandler is a newspaper editor and freelance journalist from New York. Matt grew up in a family of hunters and developed his love of the outdoors early in life as a Boy Scout. Matt has been writing professionally since 1996. The New York Press Association named him an award-winning writer in 2007 and 2010.

Table of Contents

Spooky sights in North America — Waverly Hills Sanatorium — Fairmont Hotel — Island of the Dolls — Plains of Abraham Battlefield — Portland tunnels — The Mummy Museum — Isles of Shoals — Brockamour Manor — The St. Louis ghost train — El Hotel Meson de Jobito — Alcatraz Prison — Map — Glossary — Read more — Internet sites — Index.

Interviews

Multiple well-known hauntings from different countries covered in each book. Each story has just the right of creepiness for the age level. Eyewitness accounts add autenticity to stories. Encourages critical thinking skills as readers  come to their own conclusions about whether the stories are true or not.